Improvement ii machines foe attaching spangles to hoops of skirts



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Letters Patent No. 76,473, dated pw'l 7, 1868.

IMPRGVEMBNT IN 'MACHINES FOR ATTAGHING SPANGLES 'IO HOOPS 0F SKIRTS.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY OONCERN:

Beit known that I, A. KOMP, of 184 Fulton street, New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented a neoY and useful Improvement in Machines for Glasping Hoops to Ladies Skirts; and I do lhereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which will enable'those skilled'in the arf: to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, in which drawing- Figure 1 represents a sectional side elevation oiftliis invention when the hammer is down.

Figure 2 is a similar view of the same when the hammer is up.

Figure 3v is a plan` or topviw of the spangle-guide.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts. v

This invention relates to certainv improvements on that' class of machines onwhich' Letters Patent were granted Yto me, MayA f7, 1867, and which serve to insert and -secure clasps or spangles in hoop-skirts, said spanglcs being used to secure the wires or'hoops tothe supprting-ta'pes.

A represents a bed, .made of cast iron or any other suitable material. From this bed rises a standard,-B, v

which iscast solid with or otherwise rigidly attached tothe same, and which supports the hopper and spout C, through which the spangles pass down to the spangle-guide D, the bottom of said spout being inclined so that the spangles slide down over it by their 'inherent gravity. While ApassingV down over this inclined surface.the majority of thespangles arrangel themselves so that their points are turned up' and the heads or -heaviestvparts down, and in' this position they slideinto the spangle-guidcl).l This spangle-guide consists of a. door, a, which is inclined both in alongitudinal and in a lateral direction, and which is provided with a ribror Aiiange, rb, that is raised above the iioor, so as to be able to catch over the heads of the spangles'if the same are .placed in the proper position. The upper portion of the floor t projects beyond the iloor a suiicient distance to admit several spangles, but further down'theiloor is narrowed, so as to leave room for only one spangle `outside the lrib.

When aspangle slides down over the upperpart ofthe iioor, and strikes the rib sideways'with one of its points,

as shown at 1, in iig. 3, it turns round to the position shown at 2, in said figure, so that its head projects under the rib,l and both its points bear against the edge thereof, and in this position the spangle passes safely down through the guide. But it' a spangle strikes the rib t inthe position shown at 3, iig. 8, it i's unable to pass down over the narrow part of the iioor a, and it drops oil: into the trough'E.

To effect this purpose, that is to say, to cause all those spangles which are not in the correct position, to drop olif into thetrough' E, the edge-ot' the' rib b is curved' or scalloped; and furthermore, it is providedwith one. or more projections, c, the points of which extend clear beyond the Iedge of the floor 1,01* nearly swallow# ing those spanglcsto pass which are in the correct position, and therefore retained by their heads catching underthe rib, but causing all spangles whichare not in' the correct position to drop off into the trough. In order toinsure this purpose with stillgreater security, I have also provided the Hoor a with indentations or small transverse ridges, d. which materially assist in'- throwing off those' spandgles that are not in the correct position. d

The trough E is secured under the floor aand its edges project. above said'iioor on both sides, so that' the spangles which drop -o'ff from the span-gle-guide, are caught in the trough, from which4 they discharge through a suitable `aperture into a box, F. This box is secured by a loop and hook to the inner surface of the spangleguide, audit canbe. readily takcnloii' forthe purpose of returning its contents into'the hopper. .After leaving the Hoor a, the spangles enter, one after the other, intothe channel le, which forms the lower portion of the sp'angleguide, andwhich -turns down` in a vertical direction, or nearly so, asl clearly shown in gs. 1 and 2. Undery the bottom end of- .this channel is the -spangle-cari-ier, G," which consistsof an arm, g, furnished with a spring-jaw, 7L. The arm g oscillates on a pivot, z', secured in the standard B, motionbeing imparted to it by a lever or treadle, L, which has its fulcrum on a pivot, j, secured in the standard, and from which ext-ends the' hammer H and an arm, 7c, as clearly shown in figs. 1 and 2. This treadle is subjected to the action of aspring,

"u, which has a tendency to carry the same back to the position shown in fig. 2. The arm`7c is provided with a stud, l, which-catches into a curved open slot, m, in the end-of a rod, n, that is pivotedto the hub of the spangle-carrier'G. From this rod projectsa pin, o, which bears onthe top yedge of a standar-Lp, that rises from the bed A. By the combined action of the pino and standard p, the studZ is held in the inner, deepest portion'of the slot m, and `the motion of the lever L is transmitted to the spangle-carrier'; but as soon Aas the pin al passes beyond the edge of the standard p, the stud Zslides in the slot m, and the spangle-carrier remains stationary while thehammer strikes; The spring-jaw `7L of the spangle-carrier is secured to a slide, q,- which moves back and forth in suitable guides attached to the arm-g, andwhich is subjected to the action of a spring, @having a tendency to force said slide, with its spring-jaw, out to-the position which it occupies in tig. 2. In

l` this position said spring-jaw projectsbeyond the'o'uter end ofthe arm g, and it' strikes the side-pieces of the channel e, so that it opens and receives a 'spangle in its slot, s, which isjust deep enough to admiteone spangle.l When the rear end of the leverL is raised, the spanglescarrier turns down to the'V position 'shown iniig. 1, and as the end oi' the'arm g is withdrawn from the mouth of the channel e, said channel is closed by a spring-gate; M. `This gate is secured to a rod, which slides 'in a suitable bracket attached to an arm, which extends from the standard B, and the spangle-carricr is provided `witha lip, t, which. bears on the end oi said gato and forcesthe same back, ,whenever said spangle-carricr arrives in the position shown in iigQZ. As the spangle-carrier moves oif from the month of the channel e, the spangle received by the spring-jaw z is clamped between said jaw and the end of the arm g, and is carried down to the anvil, N; This anvil is-securedto a standard rising4 from the bed A, and it serves to support the hoop and the tape, which are to be clasped Vtogether by'said spangle. The points ofthe spangle straddle the hoop and penetrate the tape, and as the motion of the lover L progresses, the spring-jaw 7L is withdrawn, and the hammer H com es down on the spangle-carrier, and clinches the spangle.

The operation of'withdrawing the spring-jawt is eil'ected by a pin, v, which projects from the arm k, and catches ina slot, t, in arod',-:v, which connects with the slide g. rTo this rod is also secured a latch, y, and as the slide g moves backthis Ylatch catches-over a pin, z, in thehub of the spangle-earrier, and retains said slide with theAspring-jaw t until the spangle-carrier rises again to such a position that the'pin e .liberates the latch. By these means the spring-jaw is prevented-from catching in the tapes of the skirt.

It will be noticed that the spanglecarrier turns downahead of the hammer, so that the hammer, on coming down, strikes the spangle-carrier, and thereby the spangles are clinched. VThis purpose is effected by theproportion between the distance of the stud Z from the 'ulcrum of the lever L, and that ot' the pivot which connects the rod nto the spanglecarrier from the fu`icrum of said spangle-carrier.

The, hub ot the'spangleicarrier is provided with two noses, a b', which act against stops, c d', projecting from the standard B, one to prevent the spangle-carrier from' coming down too close upon the anvil,which wouldA injure the tapes of the skirt, and one yto prevent said spangle-carrier from swinging up beyond the desired point, which would be liable to injure/the spring-jaw L.

The arm 7c of the lever L is madein two parts, viz, themain arm lc and the secondary part s*, which is connected to the main arm by a pivot, f, and held up toit by a spring, e. The stud l, which -actuates the spangle-carrier, is secured in the part 7c* of the arm lc. l i

The object of this arrangement is to allow thehammer H to rise a little after the spangle-carrier has come to a stop, said hammer being carried up by its momentum whenthe machine is opcrated quick, and by these means the spangle-,carrier is'permitted to come to a dead stop for a short monient, even if themaehne is worked ever so quick, Iand it is not liable to lyback immediatelyafter it lias'reached 'its highest position, thus giving time to the spangles to enter the spring-jaw h.

What I 'claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. Providing the edge of the rib-b of the spangle-'guidewith one or more projections c, substantially asv and for the purpose setiforth.

- 2; The arrangement of indentations or ridges d in theiioor a of the spangle-guide, substantially as and for the purpose described. Y I 3. The slotted roda: and pin v, in combination with the slide g, which carries the spring-jaw z of the spangle-carrier, substantially as'and for the purpose described.

4. The latch y, in combination with the movable jaw t'of the spangle-carrier, substantially as and for theV purpose set forth.

5. The curved slot m, stud Z, pin o, andstandad p, in combination with the arm fr, and with the spangle. carrier, substantially as and for the purpose described. f

6. The stops c. d', to retain the spangle-carrier at the extreme ends of its stroke, substantially as set forth. i 7. The secondary arm la* and spring e', in' combination with the main arm 7c of the lever L, and with the hammer H and spangle-barrer D, substantially as and for Vthe purposes described.

. A. KOMP.

Witnesses:

W. Haurjr, J oHN C. PoLLsn. 

